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Adenoidectomy

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Adenoid is a collection of lymphoid tissue in nasopharynx (back end of the nose). It is present in all children. Usually it is small and regress by the age of 6 years. However, in some children it may be become large and persist even into adulthood. This results in snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Additionally, this can cause middle ear infection and middle ear effusion resulting in ear ache, ear discharge and hearing loss. In such relojes imitacion instances adenoid may have to be surgically removed (Adenoidectomy).Our preferred technique is powered adenoidectomy using microdebrider. It has advantages over conventional adenoidectomy such as improved visualization, lesser bleeding and better disease clearance.